My Dear Secretary
About My Dear Secretary
Owen Waterbury hires Stephanie Gaylord as secretary while he is too far behind, and too distracted, to deliver the novel his publisher has already paid for. They marry. He finishes a book the publisher rejects, fires her, and hires a new secretary. Stephanie takes both manuscripts to Charles Harris, who wants her novel and not his. She becomes the one with the sales, hires a male secretary, and Owen demands the job himself. They fight over the book she dictates about the two of them, then stay together.
Cast & crew
More about My Dear Secretary
Charles Martin wrote and directed. Leo C. Popkin produced. Joseph F. Biroc photographed, Arthur H. Nadel edited, and Heinz Roemheld wrote the music. United Artists released it on November 5, 1948.
Themes
Look
Joseph F. Biroc photographed the apartment, the publisher's office, and the scenes of Stephanie dictating to Owen.
Music
Heinz Roemheld wrote the score.
Preservation
A complete print is in circulation, including the Internet Archive copy.
Notes
- Laraine Day plays Stephanie, called Steve. Kirk Douglas plays Owen.
- Keenan Wynn plays Ronnie Hastings. Helen Walker plays Elsie. Rudy Vallée, Alan Mowbray, Florence Bates, and Irene Ryan are in the supporting cast.
- Harris finds Owen's rejected manuscript ordinary and Stephanie's worth prizes.
- A full copy is on the Internet Archive under the identifier MyDearSecretary.
Scenes
- Harris agrees to publish Stephanie and turns Owen's manuscript down.
- Owen insists on becoming her secretary, then objects to the way she describes him.
Also available
- Internet Archive (MyDearSecretary)